1996 PP national party congress

1996 PP national party congress
19–21 January 1996
2,938 delegates in the National Congress
Plurality needed to win
Turnout2,667 (90.8%) (executive)
2,647 (90.1%) (board)
 
Candidate José María Aznar Blank ballots
Delegate vote 2,656 (99.9%) 3 (0.1%)
Board 2,628 (99.7%) 7 (0.3%)
President before election

José María Aznar

 Elected President

José María Aznar

The People's Party (PP) held its 12th national congress in Madrid from 19 to 21 January 1996, to renovate its governing bodies—including the post of president, which amounted to that of party leader—and establish the party platform and policy until the next congress.[1][2]

Candidates

Candidate Notable positions Announced Ref.

Proposed

Candidates who were officially proposed to contest the party congress.
José María Aznar
(age 42) 		President of the PP (since 1990)
Leader of the Opposition of Spain (since 1989)
Member of the Congress of Deputies for Madrid (since 1989)
President of AP/PP of Castile and León (1985–1991)
President of the Regional Government of Castile and León (1987–1989)
Member of the Cortes of Castile and León for Ávila (1987–1989)
Member of the Congress of Deputies for Ávila (1982–1987)
Secretary-General of AP in La Rioja (1979–1980) 		20 November 1995 [3]

Results

Summary of the 20 January 1996 congress results
Candidate Executive Board
Votes % Votes %
José María Aznar 2,656 99.89 2,628 99.73
Blank ballots 3 0.11 7 0.27
Total 2,659 2,635
Valid votes 2,659 99.70 2,635 99.55
Invalid votes 8 0.30 12 0.45
Votes cast / turnout 2,667 90.78 2,647 90.10
Abstentions 271 9.22 291 9.90
Total delegates 2,938 2,938
Sources[4][5]
Vote by delegates (Executive)
Aznar
 
 99.89%
Blank ballots
 
 0.11%
Vote by delegates (Board)
Aznar
 
 99.73%
Blank ballots
 
 0.27%

References

  1. ^ Valdecantos, Camilo (9 January 1996). "'Gana el centro', lema elegido por populares para su XII Congreso". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  2. ^ M. P., A. (12 June 2008). "El PP celebra su XII Congreso marcado por la euforia dos meses antes de llegar a La Moncloa" (in Spanish). RTVE. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  3. ^ Ruiz de Alzúa, Victorino (21 November 1995). "Congreso en febrero como trampolín a La Moncloa". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  4. ^ "El PP da por hecho su triunfo electoral en un congreso eufórico". El País (in Spanish). 20 January 1996. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  5. ^ Ruiz de Alzúa, Victorino (21 January 1996). "Aznar refuerza con los que serían hombres fuertes de su Gobierno una ejecutiva monolítica". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
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